Author - Lowell Harder

As our front cover picture so aptly portrays, spring is the time of new life. As many of my readers know, the other hat I wear is that of a landscaping company...

Spring is one of my wife’s favourite seasons. She loves the early spring flowers. Tulip and daffodil bouquets are almost always on the grocery list. I think it...

Welcome to March. Who knows what the ground hog predicted, but it feels like spring is around the corner. The days are longer and the harshness of February...

Hello February!!! This month we have a paper full of articles and comments. I would like to draw your attention to a few things in particular this month. There...

This past week the High Country News has received many responses to a recent article written by Ms. Miranda Rosin, the MLA for Banff Kananaskis on what could...

I’m sure most of us are glad 2020 is over. Unfortunately, as we start 2021 with increased restrictions, the challenges associated with the COVID-19...

Over 15 years ago, musing over a coffee, myself and a friend discussed the idea of creating a newspaper that focused on good news. This idea became reality for...

Dear Reader, I appreciated this month’s art submission by local artist Annette Resler, “Eternally Hopeful”. What a great title, and such a good...

It is a beautiful fall in the foothills. We live in such beautiful surroundings, and are blessed to have such vibrant colour brought into our lives. Fall is...